Police have found the man they say is responsible for the stabbing of an Amazon driver earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale.
Curtis Gardner, 33, was charged Monday with attempted murder, armed carjacking and burglary with battery.
The incident happened on Dec. 7 around 7:30 p.m. while the delivery driver’s vehicle was disabled with a flat tire. Police alleged Curtis pulled out a knife and stabbed the driver before leaving.
Police charge man Monday who they say threatened multiple people with a knife at a Hialeah gas station.
Joel Medina, 54, was charged Monday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. at a Wawa gas station, 2901 W 16th Ave in Hialeah. Witnesses reported a shirtless man threatening people with a knife and allegedly threatening to stab a man who was pumping gas. Police told reporters with the Miami Herald that Medina crossed the street and threatened several bystanders with the weapon, causing them to scatter. When Medina returned to the gas station, the man he had threatened displayed a gun, causing Medina to run away.
Thanks to recent advancements in autonomous vehicle technology, self-driving cars are no longer a thing of the past, and driverless robotaxis may soon be available for transit in Miami.
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced it expects to bring these taxis to Miami, making the city the fifth in the U.S. with this service. The company currently boasts 150,000 weekly rides, all without drivers, in cities like San Francisco, Austin, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
The decision, however, has not come without controversy. A federal investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into Waymo vehicle collisions with a fixed object in May. In addition to these collisions, incidents in which the cars allegedly went the wrong way down the road and ran through traffic lights are what prompted the investigation.
Seven elementary school classrooms in Pinellas County, Florida, were vacated this month after a beloved teacher died from Legionnaires’ Disease.
Katherine Pennington, a kindergarten teacher employed by the Pinellas County School District, died on Nov. 24 after testing positive for Legionella bacteria. As of Wednesday morning, it is unclear where Pennington may have been exposed to the bacteria.
This month, as a precaution, the students were moved from the building where Pennington taught to other classrooms on the campus while the school’s air systems and water systems were checked. In a statement to the public, the Pinellas County School District announced that an environmental company was cleaning the building.
Soon, kids under 14 years old will be barred from having social media accounts in Florida, according to reporting from the Miami Herald.
Starting Jan. 1, all platforms with adult content, or “material that is harmful to minors,” on their sites will be compelled to verify whether users are 18 years old or older. The platforms are expected to do this via third-party age verification on new accounts. The bill does not consider sites used exclusively for email or direct messaging limited to sender and recipients as social media.
Children under 14 with accounts will see their profiles shut down and those between 14 and 15 years old will be able to have accounts only if they have permission from a parent or guardian. If an account is suspected of belonging to someone who is under 14 years of age but doesn’t, there will be a 90-day appeal window.
Police have named the driver accused in a Thanksgiving hit-and-run incident near Miami International Airport that killed a pedestrian.
Gerson Jean, 38, was charged Friday with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and attempted tampering with physical evidence.
The incident happened just before 4 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day near 2100 Northwest 42nd Avenue, close to Miami International Airport. The pedestrian involved in the crash was seen on airport surveillance footage crossing the street when a gray Kia K5 hit them. Police say the car was being driven by Jean.
An Amazon delivery driver was hospitalized with serious injuries following a stabbing while on duty over the weekend, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.
Police were called out to the 1100 block of Northwest 10th Terrace just after 7:30 p.m. to a report of a stabbing. The driver’s vehicle was disabled when they were approached by their alleged assailant.
The driver was taken to Broward Medial Center. Additional details whether anything was taken in the incident or the condition of the driver as of Monday morning were not immediately available.
Two brothers face felony charges after police accused them of attacking a worker and using his own gun against him in Miami mechanic shop brawl Monday afternoon.
Pedro Luis Rodriguez, 40, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and Angel Rodriguez-Candano, 32, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony in Florida that, if convicted, can carry up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Penalties for aggravated assault with a firearm include up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000, if convicted.
The alleged incident stemmed from a dispute that broke out Monday afternoon at Tire Liquidators, a shop located at 2090 Southwest 67th Avenue. Police told local reporters that the two brothers argued with the unnamed mechanic over past repairs made to Rodriguez’s vehicle. The two brothers allegedly followed the mechanic into the shop’s office where, police said, Rodriguez began punching him several times. At one point in the altercation, the mechanic pulled out a gun that Rodriguez-Candano lunged for, according to the report. The brawl between the three men continued until the mechanic fired the weapon three times.
The operator of a boat involved in a 2022 boat crash in Boca Chita Key that killed one teen and permanently injured another has been ordered to surrender to police after news broke last month he would be facing vessel homicide charges, according to local news outlets.
The order was signed by a judge Wednesday and calls for 54-year-old George Pino, a Miami real estate developer, to surrender to authorities. In addition to the vessel homicide charge, Pino will allegedly face one count of driving a vessel in a reckless manner.
What Happened?
E-bike crashes have been splashed across newspaper headlines since their advent in 2020, creating an epidemic of injuries and deaths across the country.
Over the weekend in Palm Beach, another person was sadly injured by these dangerous modes of transport.
The incident happened Saturday around 11 p.m. when the E-Bike rider was heading west on Forest Hill Boulevard in West Palm Beach. An Audi driver was driving directly behind them in the same lane and the driver alleged in reporting from 12 News not to have seen the rider.
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